DERMOT O'LEARY - No.350

THE FINAL FRONTIER 
O'Leary takes on space mission

Jan 09, 2014

Dermot O’Leary is teaming up with Professor Stephen Hawking to present a live two-hour show linking up with the International Space Station (ISS) as it orbits the earth. The X-Factor host will interview the astronauts live from his base in Nasa’s Mission Control in Houston, Texas, as they travel at 17, 500 mph 250 miles above Earth. He will also be joined by the award-winning physicist and British astronaut Tim Peake who is set to join the crew onboard the ISS next year. David Glover from Channel 4, who commissioned the show which is part of a season of programmes looking behind the scenes at Nasa, said it would be “a true British TV first”. He said: ” We hope to show what life on board is really like, what happens when things go wrong and then finally giving viewers a live lap of planet Earth.” O’Leary said: “I t’s a big deal for me to be asked to host Live from Space Season. When David first told me about the show I had to try hard not to revert back to being the eight-year-old kid and the excitement I felt watching the first space shuttle take off in ’81. “Since then, like most of my Star Wars/Trekkie generation, space has always held a fascination. It’s already been an education to research this project and so I can’t wait to join the viewers in finding out both the spectacular (and what the astronauts would consider mundane, but most of us will find fascinating) workings of the ISS. I simply can’t wait.” The series, which will be shown in March, also looks at how astronauts cope with living and working in space for months at a time and how Mission Control deals with potential problems.

SO BIG YOU CAN SEE IT FROM SPACE

Schofe: Had a really lovely week with @clbleakley on @itvthismorning .. Next week, cos I'm 'Cubing' @hollywills is presenting with @radioleary

rosiewoowoo: @Schofe @clbleakley @itvthismorning @hollywills @radioleary will he be bringing his "package" !!!!! X

DizzyBrownEyes: @Schofe @itvthismorning @hollywills @radioleary Good Luck Dermot, big shoes to fill:) Don't be too good, Phil will want his seat back

radioleary: @DizzyBrownEyes @Schofe @itvthismorning @hollywills I don't think there'll be much danger of that. X

OFFICER O'LEARY

OfficialNTAs: NTA presenter @radioleary reporting for duty! #nta

radioleary: @OfficialNTAs Ten-Hut

FROM THE SIDELINES

radioleary: How's about that for a front row of handsomeness! @DisturbingLDN

CaselyHayfordUK: Thanks for coming! "@radioleary: How's that for a front row of handsomeness! @DisturbingLDN pic.twitter.com/PYGizAxcrA" Very handsome indeed

radioleary: @CaselyHayfordUK @DisturbingLDN Great show, my pleasure.

esa: @radioleary Thanks for following, looking forward to the show with @astro_mike and @astro_tim

radioleary: @esa @Astro_Mike @astro_tim Thanks, can't tell you how excited I am...Actually I can... I'm very excited .

esa: @radioleary @Astro_Mike @astro_tim seconded! 

shannonmenswear: quite gutted @radioleary didn't come backstage for a man hug... ??? #lcm

radioleary: @shannonmenswear Shit! Didn't know I had the option, after your no show for the bow. Curses. Congrats by the way. And great use of VB x

shannonmenswear: @radioleary I'd been looking forward to it all day, have to make up for it next season darls! x

radioleary: @shannonmenswear And how! X